(a) The Board of Natural Resources shall adopt rules and regulations relating to the conduct, content, and submission of the water conservation plans required by Code Sections 12-5-31 and 12-5-96.

(b) The director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources shall appoint a task force to assist in the writing of the rules and regulations required by subsection (a) of this Code section. The task force shall have 12 members. Three members shall represent the business and industry community, three shall represent the agriculture industry, three shall represent local governments, and three shall represent environmental and citizens groups. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation or reimbursement of expenses. The task force shall disband upon the adoption by the Board of Natural Resources of the rules and regulations provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section.